Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-244) and index.
PART 1 - DANCES OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS : Ch 1. The manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians (1836) / Ch 2. The ghost dance (1890) / Ch 3. Indian bureau regulations (1902) / Ch 4. Keeping the rituals alive (1985) / Ch 5. Contemporary Native American pow-wow dancing (2000) / Ch 6. Navajo night chant for the dance of the thunderbirds / PART 2 - OTHER DANCE TRADITIONS IN AMERICA : Ch 7. Playford's "English Dancing Master" (1651) and country dancing in America / Ch 8. The war of the quadrilles: Creoles vs. Americans (1804) / Ch 9. Sunday afternoon dances in Congo Square (1819) / Ch 10. Japanese Bon dance survivals in Hawai'i (1982) / Ch 11. All lined up at the Wildhorse Saloon (1997) / Ch 12. Swingin' out: southern California's lindy revival (2000) / PART 3 - THE ANTI-DANCE BRIGADE : Ch 13. An arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing drawn out of the quiver of the scriptures (1685) / Ch 14. From the ballroom to hell (1894) / Ch 15. Dance-hall reform (1909) / Ch 16. The twist: brave new whirl (1962) / Ch 17. The dance of the century (1988) / PART 4 - PIONEERS OF THEATRICAL DANCE IN AMERICA : Ch 18. John Durang (1768-1822), first American theatrical dancer / Ch 19. The American career of Jean Baptiste Francisqui (1793-1808) / Ch 20. Critics react to Fanny Elssler's American debut (1840-41) / Ch 21. The Black Crook Burlesque (1867) / Ch 22. Critics react to The Black Crook (1866) / PART 5 - THE CREATORS: VISIONS OF AMERICA : Ch 23. The American Heroine (1786) / Ch 24. America, a grand historical spectacle (1893) / Ch 25. Isadora Duncan's vision of America dancing (1927) / Ch 26. Dancing for men (1926) / Ch 27. Platform for the American dance / Ch 28. Declaration / Ch 29. American document (1938) / Ch 30. Southland (1951) / Ch 31. A critic reacts to Balanchine's Stars and Stripes (1958) / Ch 32. Flag dance (1970) / Ch 33. Naked in America (1999) / Ch 34. Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land (1990) / Appendix : Chronology of selected dance styles and genres ; Selected general readings and references on theatrical dance. George Catlin -- James A. Mooney -- W.A. Jones, commissioner -- Jill D. Sweet -- Tara Browner -- translated by Washington Matthews -- Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer -- Maureen Needham -- Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- Judy Van Zile -- Maureen Needham -- Juliet McMains and Danielle Robinson -- Increase Mather -- Thomas A. Faulkner -- Belle Lindner Israels -- Marshall Fishwick -- New York Times, Dec. 12, 1988 John Durang -- Maureen Needham -- New York Mirror, May 30, 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal, Oct., 1841 -- G.W. Griffin with Mr. Christy for Christy's Minstrels -- New York Times, Sept. 13, 1866, New York Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 1866 -- Jean-Franc̜ois Arnould-Mussot -- Imre Kiralfy -- Isadora Duncan -- Ted Shawn -- Martha Graham -- Doris Humphrey -- Martha Graham -- Katherine Dunham -- Lillian Moore -- Yvonne Rainer -- Sonjé Mayo with text by Jean Dell -- Bill T. Jones with Peggy Gillespie --
"Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, this title offers a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times onwards. It offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance." -- WorldCat